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39.99° N · 76.83° W · GEOID 4282008

Weigelstown

York County, Pennsylvania · part of the York, PA metro

PennsylvaniaWeigelstown, PAWeigelstownWeigelstown

The short answer

Weigelstown is home to 15,485 people. Median household income is $73,722 a year and median rent is $1,385 a month, 22.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $219,500, about 3.0x annual median household income.

What sets Weigelstown apart is how tight household budgets are. Money left after rent is $57,500, against $77,700 in its closest peers. Also notable: About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

29OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Weigelstown scores better than 29% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 224th of 271 in Pennsylvania.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%55
Economy 20%51
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%22
Education 10%28
Commute 10%39
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,385
1% above the median place
Median household income
$73,722
8% below the median place
Median home value
$219,500
31% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Weigelstown

  • Affordability60% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 83% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Weigelstown

York County gains about 6.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,992
Moved out14,559
Net+2,433

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$62K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of York County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into York County report $62,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,600.
Income you would need
$55,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,385 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,693 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $219,500.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Salem Lakes, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.6%
37% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
6.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$61,585
12% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWeigelstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.6%37% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%5% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure6.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$62,93411% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,58512% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 1.7% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 82% of the 2,101 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Weigelstown22.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$55,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.5%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
22% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$57,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Weigelstown, $1,385 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Weigelstown, but easier on the budget

Places that match Weigelstown on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Salem Lakes, WI9615.0% vs 22.5%$21,400Compare
Porter, IN9516.5% vs 22.5%$3,600Compare
Heath, OH9518.8% vs 22.5%$2,700Compare
Manteno, IL9414.0% vs 22.5%$28,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
60.4%
19% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
86% above the median place
Homeownership1
81.8%
23% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWeigelstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3851% above
Rent to income122.5%10% above
Property tax rate11.7%86% above
Home price to income13.0x22% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.05% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,32718% below
HUD area median income4County figure$105,9001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,70113% above
Median home value1$219,50031% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%78% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.2%5% above
Homeownership181.8%23% above
Renters paying 30%+160.4%19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,69310% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.4%38% below
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 0 bus and rail stops per square mile, fewer than in 78% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places we track.

Poverty rate1
7.1%
34% below the median place
Works from home1
15.8%
27% above the median place
Mean commute1
27 min
8% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWeigelstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$73,7228% below
Income per person1$37,4237% below
Unemployment1County figure4.5%8% below
Average annual pay6County figure$65,0711% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs6County figure182,80621% above
Poverty rate17.1%34% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home115.8%27% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.6%25% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 86.7%, 6% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
86.7%
6% below the median place
Born abroad1
3.7%
58% below the median place
Median age1
43.4
11% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance4.1% −36%
Bachelor's or higher22.8% −29%
Household size2.4 −6%
High school or higher92.8% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWeigelstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population115,4852919th largest
Median age143.411% above
Bachelor's or higher122.8%29% below
High school or higher192.8%1% above
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad13.7%58% below
No health insurance14.1%36% below
Homes with broadband186.7%6% below
05

Life in Weigelstown

9 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 82% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

98 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.9 −62%
Playgrounds per 10k1.3 −86%
Grocery stores per 10k1.9 −8%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.5 −59%
Libraries per 10k0.7 −25%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Gettysburg National Military Park 24 miles
  • Eisenhower National Historic Site 27 miles
  • Catoctin Mountain Park 41 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.6 −25%
Shops25.6 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.2 −35%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
24.3
21% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
15.6
25% below the median place
Public schools12
109
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWeigelstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure109above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure64,004above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure15.625% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.616% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.235% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k93.962% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.386% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.98% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.559% below
Libraries per 10k90.725% below
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1024.321% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles109350% above
National Register listings11County figure98above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 47.6, 42% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Weigelstown. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
47.6
42% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
92.4
31% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
41.0
33% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWeigelstownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F2% below
January average low13County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.2 in3% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure90.42% below
Hurricane risk14County figure92.431% above
Tornado risk14County figure47.642% below
Wildfire risk14County figure41.033% below
Heat wave risk14County figure91.82% above
Median air quality index15County figure455% above
Good air days15County figure59.5%13% below
08

Weigelstown in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Weigelstown does better than 56% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 52%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,385/mo (2024)$1,780/mo$1,460 to $2,160/mo+4.2%
Median household income$73,722 (2024)$94,000$79,500 to $111,500+4.2%
Median home value$219,500 (2024)$315,000$229,000 to $434,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Weigelstown

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Halfway, MD$1,269$71,036Compare
Citrus Springs, FL$1,324$68,011Compare
Carneys Point, NJ$1,434$77,273Compare
Millville, NJ$1,261$70,275Compare
Millville, NJCarneys Point, NJCitrus Springs, FLHalfway, MDWeigelstown, PAWeigelstownHalfwayCitrus SpringsMillvilleWeigelstownHalfwayCitrus Springs

Places built like Weigelstown

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Weigelstown performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Weigelstown, PA22.5%6.3%/yrn/a
Williamstown, NJ17.0%1.4%/yrn/aCompare
Blandon, PA14.6%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Shiloh, PA19.5%8.4%/yrn/aCompare
Salem Lakes, WI15.0%5.0%/yr-2.3%Compare
West Glens Falls, NY17.3%7.8%/yrn/aCompare
Middletown, PA19.0%4.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Weigelstown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 29 out of 100, better than 29% of the places we rate and 224th of 271 in Pennsylvania. 60% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 83% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 71 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Weigelstown expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $219,500.

What salary do you need to live in Weigelstown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Weigelstown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Halfway, MD, Citrus Springs, FL, Carneys Point, NJ and Millville, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Weigelstown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Weigelstown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/weigelstown-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Weigelstown, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/weigelstown-pennsylvania/

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